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2025: Blowing in New Cars

Oklahoma almost blew away last Friday. Wildfires were everywhere and many homes were destroyed. We were lucky. I only had to clean up the dirt after the windstorm. However, I heard that tornadoes and hail pummeled Missouri and Arkansas ahead … Continue reading

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2024: The Season of Friendship

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! I got the tree up and some of the presents wrapped. Mostly I use gift bags, it’s so much easier. I have to get some cards out soon. But in the middle … Continue reading

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2024: Changes

It’s been an eventful fall. Every weekend in October was full of travel (not that I’m complaining, I love travel) and several family members spent time in the hospital. Then there was Thanksgiving and company, and today I plan to … Continue reading

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2024: Thankful for Another Thanksgiving

It’s the week of Thanksgiving—the beginning of the holiday season. It’s that month with too much food, too little money, and lots of company at your house and others. I will host Thanksgiving for my family this year but I’m … Continue reading

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2024: The Best Father’s Day Ever

It’s Father’s Day! Time to celebrate fathers near and far. My family celebrated by going to a steakhouse last night and it was wonderful. We waited on a table for an hour and had that time to enjoy each other’s … Continue reading

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2024: Memorial Day

It’s Memorial Day weekend—the unofficial beginning of summer—and a day of remembrance. Originally the day was set aside to remember veterans and their sacrifices during war. It has become more of a time to remember people who have passed on. … Continue reading

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2024: Happy Mother’s Day!

It’s Mother’s Day! A day to celebrate mothers across the world and all that they have accomplished. My grandmother had 8 children during the Great Depression in Arkansas and grew a huge vegetable garden along with chickens, orchards, and a … Continue reading

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2023: Christmas!

Merry Christmas! It is Christmas Eve, and it feels a little strange at this house. We had thunderstorms last night and it’s been warm, but this is Oklahoma so that could change quickly. My few presents are wrapped and under … Continue reading

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2023: One Hundred-Year-Old Treasure

When I was young, when I got tired of a room, I’d run to the hardware store, buy a bucket of paint, change the color of the room, and move the furniture around. I’d peruse the Sears or Penney’s catalogue … Continue reading

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2023: Visting Canton Lake

My husband has a new truck and it needed some highway miles, or maybe we did. Yesterday we made a trip to Canton Lake in northwest Oklahoma. It is an area still near and dear to my heart. I grew … Continue reading

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